====== dvd9to5 ======

It is a Perl script that would take one DVD (DVD-9, ~7.9GB) and write the main feature, perfectly, to a DVD-R (DVD-5, ~4.7GB). If required by space constraints, a requantization will be performed using ''**tcrequant**''.

===== Install =====

  * Download it from [[http://lakedaemon.netmindz.net/dvd9to5/]].
  * Requires the **[[transcode]]**, **dvdauthor** and **mjpegtools** toolchains.

===== Use =====

Create a configuration file named ''**.dvd9to5.conf**'' like the following:

<code>
# dvd9to5.conf file for dvd9to5.pl

# Device to rip from
#DVDRipDev /dev/dvd
DVDRipDev /home/niccolo/video/VIVA_ZAPATERO

# Device to burn to
DVDBurnDev /dev/dvd

# Burn Speed
BurnSpd 2

# Work directory where files will be stored (need a lot o space :) )
WorkDir /home/niccolo/video/tmp
</code>

Tha program can rip the DVD directly from the device or from a directory tree created with [[dvdbackup]].

 The DVD directory tree will be generated into the directory ''WorkDir/dvd/'' using ''**dvdauthor**''. All the required ''**.VOB**'', ''**.IFO**'' and ''**.BUP**'' file will be geneated.

The program will write the DVD-R media if present into the ''DVDBurnDev'' drive, otherwise you can burn the disk later with:

<code>
growisofs -speed=2 -Z /dev/dvd -dvd-video WorkDir/dvd
</code>

===== Note =====

See the detailed ''**WorkDir/dvd9to5.log**'' if you want to know what the program did.

  * Only the **main feature** will be preserved, no subtitles at all.
  * The audio track is declared **ac3+en**, to dvdauthor, either if it is in a different language.